Boulevard of Broken Dreams is also similar to My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne which I think was released slightly earlier. Very similar in parts, especially the oh-oh wo-oh bits between chorus and verse
I think that hook is based on an old Bo Diddley tune. A similar one was used on Don Fardon's Indian Reservation which was a top ten hit a couple of years before those two records.
Originally Posted by ajman: “I think that hook is based on an old Bo Diddley tune. A similar one was used on Don Fardon's Indian Reservation which was a top ten hit a couple of years before those two records.”
I always thought Danger High Voltage (Electric Six) sounded a bit like Blockbuster!